Twice a year, the Raikes School hosts industry leaders to address students, faculty, staff, and invited guests. These events are focused on providing students the opportunity to hear from innovators who are leaders in their field. The following are just some of the speakers we have hosted during previous events.

Divya Bhat
Visiting Group Partner, Y Combinator

Sam King
Sam King, Head of Engineering at the Empower Project

Robbie Bach
Former Chief Xbox Officer at Microsoft

A Life in Startups
Aaron Epstein, Group Partner at Y Combinator

Norman Seeff
Creative Photographer, Norman Seeff

Q&A with Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft

A Purposeful Life
Jeff Raikes, Co-Founder of the Raikes Foundation

Hudl Panel Discussion
David Graff, Hudl CEO and 2005 Raikes School Graduate
John Wirtz, Hudl CPO and 2005 Raikes School Graduate

Rebooting Work
Maynard Webb, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

Customer Management: The Social Media Revolution
Mike Betzer, CEO of Social Dynamics

Courageous Curiosity
Doug Burgum, Founder and Chairman, Kilbourne Group

The Greatest Time of Change
Larry Keeley, Strategy Consultant with the Monitor Group

Q&A With Evan Williams
Evan Williams, Founder and CEO of Twitter

Jeffrey S. Raikes Lecture
Jeff Raikes, CEO, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The Road Ahead
Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation